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29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace: a. On or about December 21, 2024, the employer failed to provide medical evaluations to determine the employees' ability to use respirators, before the employees were required to use tight-fitting respirators in the workplace while cleaning asphalt out of transportation tanks utilizing pneumatic tools such as a chipper gun and jack hammer. b. On or about May 15, 2024, the employer failed to provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use respirators, before the employee was required to use a tight-fitting, supplied air respirator in the workplace while cleaning asphalt out of transportation tanks utilizing pneumatic tools such as a chipper gun and jack hammer.